Description Chart 3.1
Literacy — Averages and proficiency levels of population aged 16 to 65, by Aboriginal identification, Canada and oversampled populations, 2012

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The title of the graph is "Chart 3.1 Literacy — Averages and proficiency levels of population aged 16 to 65, by Aboriginal identification, Canada and oversampled populations, 2012."
This is a combined line chart.
There are in total 16 categories in the horizontal axis. The primary vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 100 with ticks every 10 points. The secondary vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 500 with ticks every 50 points.
There are 5 series in this graph.
The horizontal axis is "Aboriginal identification, Canada and oversampled populations."
The title of series 1 is "Level 1 or below."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 9 and it corresponds to "Nunavut N.-A.."
The maximum value is 64 and it corresponds to "Nunavut A.."
The title of series 2 is "Level 2."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 24 and it corresponds to "Nunavut N.-A.."
The maximum value is 38 and it corresponds to "Manitoba A. and Saskatchewan A.."
The title of series 3 is "Level 3."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 8 and it corresponds to "Nunavut A.."
The maximum value is 47 and it corresponds to "Nunavut N.-A.."
The title of series 4 is "Level 4 or 5."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 1 and it corresponds to "Nunavut A.."
The maximum value is 20 and it corresponds to "Nunavut N.-A.."
The title of series 5 is "Average."
This series is a scatter chart.
The vertical axis is "average."
The minimum value is 207 and it corresponds to "Nunavut A.."
The maximum value is 290 and it corresponds to "Nunavut N.-A.."

Data Table Chart 3.1
Level 1 or below Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 or 5 Average
percent percent percent percent average
Ontario A. 17 36 38 10 269
Ontario N.-A. 15 32 38 15 276
Manitoba A. 23 38 32 7 259
Manitoba N.-A. 15 32 38 15 276
Saskatchewan A. 33 38 24 6 248
Saskatchewan N.-A. 16 32 41 12 274
British Columbia A. 19 36 37 8 266
British Columbia N.-A. 17 29 39 16 275
Yukon A. 38 31 26 5 242
Yukon N.-A. 10 27 43 19 288
Northwest Territories A. 47 35 15 3 229
Northwest Territories N.-A. 15 29 39 18 280
Nunavut A. 64 28 8 1 207
Nunavut N.-A. 9 24 47 20 290
Canada A. 24 36 32 8 260
Canada N.-A. 16 32 38 14 274
Note(s):
A. refers to Aboriginal and N.-A. refers to Non-Aboriginal.
Source(s):
The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012. See Table B.3.1.
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